Witch Persona

(Miluno)

"A rare guest indeed, you actually have something to discuss with me privately."

SpiCa stopped what she was doing, smiled, and looked at me.

Since becoming a witch, she has been unable to undo her transformation, so she has always maintained the appearance of a seventeen-year-old mummy girl... However, when she is a magical girl, she becomes slightly more optimistic and cheerful, making her easier to get along with.

Of course, it's also possible that she became more friendly towards me because I risked my life to save her.

"You swallowed twelve Black Crystal to save her, didn't you? Even if you don't repay me with your body, you should at least sleep with me! You have no gratitude whatsoever. Don't you feel like you saved her for nothing? Although she's not as good Ceruno, her figure is still pretty good! The bandages make her look quite alluring... she'd definitely be..."

This little thing is so annoying!

She chattered incessantly in my ear, even blocking my view, and I couldn't get rid of her!

Ignore it.

Just ignore it.

Forcing myself to remain calm, I replied:

"I might be in a bit of trouble."

"You saved my life, so please don't hesitate to tell me if you need anything."

"I think I'm starting to Witchification too, please don't tell Ceruno yet."

SpiCa frowned and asked, "Is it related to those twelve Black Crystal?"

"Most likely."

"Can you also receive the voice of 'that will'?"

"No, my symptoms are different from yours... I dreamt directly about that will's Past ... His identity seems to really be that of a god."

But much more remains unknown.

After all, the content of dreams is uncontrollable.

"Then you'll have to let your mother see it; her magic can help you recall your dreams... But you really are always different, even when you're Witchification."

"Actually, there are even more different ones..."

The little creature nestled against SpiCa's chest, completely oblivious to its surroundings.

Because this is just a projection in my mind.

"... My Witch Persona has also emerged, and she can coexist and communicate with me at the same time. Even now, she keeps talking in my ear, which is a real headache."

"Ha, Witch Persona that can communicate with the main consciousness?"

SpiCa looked surprised again, and then said:

"I suppressed my Witch Persona deep within my consciousness with magic, but this suppression has its limits, just like the Witch Persona within Anjie. Even if suppressed, it will slowly grow."

"Aren't you going to pull her out?"

There is no suitable container.

"Isn't there a rubber boy who can be used as Base Body?"

SpiCa shook its head at my suggestion.

"That was Monster who was turned from a human. The lab is trying to turn him back into a human, instead of using him as a vessel."

The Monster wasn't sent to prison because he was brainless and unable to communicate, so he was simply kept at the branch as experimental material— Monster with three Simulacrum Factor was undoubtedly a very rare experimental subject.

"There's no other way, I'll go again another day and bring back a Base Body."

"You're making going to 'the Other Side' sound like you're just dropping by."

"I not only visit other people's homes, I also steal things."

Knock knock--

A knock on the door.

Liu walked in wearing the uniform of the Association employee.

"Miss SpiCa, the Achernar wants you to Past... Oh, Miss Knight is here too?"

He still had that woman's face, and I don't know how he found the same hair... Could it be that SpiCa used his authority to get it from someone?

I nodded in greeting:

"Good afternoon."

"It's been a while since I've seen you, you look even stronger!"

"You could tell that?"

"You have to have some feelings about these things."

To borrow Barbara's words, it's not that I've become stronger, but rather that as I absorb the darkness, the Morning Star Crystal gradually unlocks its original power, enhancing its adaptability... The side effect is probably this little thing in front of me.

She was pointing her nostrils at me, speaking with utter arrogance:

"You're not worthy of the Morning Star Crystal yet, but I, as the Great Witch, am quite suitable... Quickly hand over your body!"

How did I end up with such a thing?

Wait, she seems a little bigger than this morning?

"You absorbed the darkness of yet another realm, and I've grown stronger too!"

Is it true or false?

The things that obstruct my view have gotten bigger. Will I be able to drive in the future?

Oh no, that's not what I should be considering... but whether or not to continue absorbing darkness and letting this little thing grow. Maybe one day I'll take control.

"I've already told you I'm not your enemy! We can coexist! I don't want to drag you down with me!!"

The little thing is punching and kicking me in the face again; this isn't persuasion at all.

I looked up and asked:

"SpiCa, does the Association have a way to contain Dark Energy?"

She nodded.

"We can contain them; there are several canisters in the Research Level. But we can't put too many together. Too much darkness will condense into a destructive black humanoid shape. That monster is very difficult to deal with and can even attack magical girls, turning them into Witchification."

I know, I've seen it twice already.

"If the darkness in the Witch Domain is collected to the level of Black Crystal, could you please ask the Association to contain it? I don't plan to absorb darkness for the time being... My Witch Persona grows through Dark Energy, so it's not suitable for me to absorb any more."

"... I understand. It's not right to keep putting pressure and danger on you all the time."

She thought for a moment and then suggested:

"Why don't you let Jaeger see if he can use that Persona Adjustment Device to extract that Witch Persona?"

The little thing, hands on its hips, said haughtily:

"It's useless to talk! I'm not an implanted personality; that crappy device has no effect on me! Nothing in this world can separate us!!"

"Help!!"

The little creature cried for help right in front of me.

"Waaaaah! Why? It's going to be pulled away! Miluno, make her stop!"

After SpiCa went to Nabu Island Prison, I returned to the Control Tower of the Zodiacal Magic Academy. The Persona Adjustment Capsule is now left here, and Jaeger is the only former witch who can use this device.

"Alright, let's stop for now."

I gestured to Jaeger from inside the cabin, and she nodded, ending the extraction process.

As a former witch, she was unwilling to eliminate a nascent Witch Persona in this way... Of course, she had no idea how troublesome this little thing was.

"You scared me to death! Why would you do something so outrageous? I was being perfectly obedient!"

The little thing cried and whimpered... and punched my eye with its tiny fist.

The little thing said it couldn't be pulled out, but it still worked. If things get complicated, at least I still have a trump card to deal with it.

Jaeger opened the capsule and helped me sit up.

She asked, "Does Ceruno know you've become a witch?"

"I don't know, and besides, I'm still considered a magical girl."

A witch is one who surrenders her body to a little thing.

However, I will never let that happen.